The History and Story of Amarnath Cave

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Amarnath Temple or Amarnath Cave is the most prominent pilgrimage place for the devotees of Lord Shiva, which is famous for the naturally formed snow lingam of Lord Shiva. Every year lakhs of tourists visit this religious place which is known as Amarnath Yatra. The Amarnath cave located here is considered an important place for pilgrims, which has a legend that Lord Shiva told Goddess Parvati the secret of life and eternity at this place. Let us tell you that Goddess Parvati Shakti Peeth is also located in this cave, which is said to be one of the 51 Shaktipeeths of Mata Sati and here Mata Sati's throat fell.

If you are interested to know about all the interesting facts related to Amarnath Temple or Amarnath Cave, then definitely read this article of ours in which we are going to tell you the history, story and other important things including Amarnath Cave –

1. History of Amarnath Cave –

Amarnath is the most popular and religious place for pilgrimage of the people of Hinduism. Traveling here has its own significance and there are many mythological and historical stories about this holy place. Talking about the history of Amarnath cave, once Lord Shiva's wife Parvati asked him why he wears a garland, then Lord Shiva replied to him that as many times as you have taken birth, I have worn the same number of heads. Have done. It is said that at this place Lord Shiva had narrated the immortal story to Parvati and told the secret of her immortality, hence this place is called Amarnath.

While narrating this story, Lord Shiva also made a Rudra who had set this cave on fire that no living person could find this story but a pigeon hid its eggs there and later it turned into a pair of pigeons. Went. It is said that those pigeons became immortal after listening to the "Amar Katha". Many pilgrims have also claimed to see pigeons at this holy place.

2. Story of Amarnath Cave –

Another story is associated with the Amarnath cave which is about 700 years old. Let me tell you that once a Muslim shepherd had gone a long way while grazing his sheep. The name of that shepherd was Buta Malik and he was very humble by nature. Here near the mountain, he found a sadhu and he gave Buta a kangri filled with coal. When Buta reaches home, he is full of gold instead of Kangri Kohle. Buta could not control his happiness and reached that place to thank that sage but he could not find that sage but saw the cave of Amarnath.

3. Religious Significance of Amarnath Cave –

Amarnath Cave is located at an altitude of 13000 feet at a distance of 135 km near Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir. Amarnath Cave is a pilgrimage site of highest religious importance in India. The height of this holy cave is 19 meters, depth is 19 meters and width is 16 meters. The most special thing about this cave is that natural Shivling is formed from snow here. It is also called Barfani Baba or Himani Shivling because of the natural and miraculous formation of Shiva Linga here.

4. The secret of the pigeons seen in the Amarnath cave -

According to the legend of Amarnath cave, when Lord Shiva was narrating the immortal story to Parvati, he had brought Goddess Parvati to the Amarnath cave to tell it so that no one could hear this story, because if someone listens to this story. Then he becomes immortal. When Shiva is narrating the story, there are also pairs of pigeons present there who listen to this story and become immortal. Let us tell you that many pilgrims who visit the Amarnath cave have also claimed to have seen these immortal pigeons here.

5. Important things and tips for registration of Amarnath Yatra –

The registration and travel permit for Amarnath Yatra is available on a first come first serve basis.

Only one passenger can travel with one travel permit.

Each registration branch is allotted a fixed day and route to register the passengers. The registration branch decides that the number of passengers per route should not exceed the quota.

Every passenger will be required to submit a health certificate along with obtaining a travel permit for the journey.

The forms for Registration and Health Certificate are made Available online by SASB.

While applying for travel permit, it is necessary for the passengers to carry health certificate, four passport size photographs with them.

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6. Best Time To Visit Amarnath Cave –

The best time to visit Amarnath Cave is between May and September. During summer the temperature here ranges between 9-34 degrees and at this time there is a lot of greenery here. Please note that summer is not the peak season for tourists. The Amarnath Cave Yatra begins every year during July and August which is an ideal time for tourists. The temperature here drops to -8 degrees during winters and it becomes difficult to bear the cold.

7. How to reach Amarnath Cave –

There are two main routes to reach Amarnath Cave. First from Pahalgam and second from Baltal. Pahalgam is the base camp for the Amarnath Yatra, from where the pilgrims begin their trek to the Amarnath cave. If you are going by road, then for this you have to first go to Jammu, then travel from Jammu to Srinagar. From here you can start your journey from anywhere in Pahalgam or Baltal. The distance of Amarnath cave from here is about 91 km to 92 km. If you want to reach Amarnath by bus, then Delhi to Raigalur bus service is available 24 hours for Amarnath.

Presently lets Talk About the Route of Amarnath Yatra. So let us tell you that the distance between the Amarnath cave from the Baltal route is only 14 km. But this route is quite difficult because the stairs are steep here, so choosing this path may prove to be a bit difficult. On the other hand, if you go by the Pahalgam route, then it will take three days to reach the Amarnath cave from here. The distance of the cave from here is about 48 -50 km. But this is a very old route of Amarnath Yatra and it is quite easy to travel through this route to the cave.

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